Carrying on from my moaning about TV camera directors, what about television cooks?Such a smug bloody lot. Why don't they wear proper hygienic clothing anymore? They slop around with sloppy old jumpers and sweaters, sleeves trailing in the food they are preparing, licking their fingers. They used to look so smart in their whites, and whats more, they looked PROFFESIONAL. All that seems to have gone, now, they are more concerned with being artistic? Twiddling about with bits of lettuce, and drizzeling, DRIZZELING if you like!
And while I'm at it, I'm sick of certain television celebrities mangling the English language, using what is commonly known as the glottal stop; Celebri-ies (celebrities)
wri-ers (writers) imita-ers (imitaters). Come on Lauren Laverne, please don't fall for that non-trend.
Then there's the other thing, substituting the letter r for the letter w. Lor for law. Sor for saw...I sor him, sawring a piece of wood. I heard one eminent music commentator say 'the Artie ShawRorchestra'.
Friday, 3 August 2007
Monday, 25 June 2007
Television camera directors
For some time now while watching television I have become furiously frustrated with some of the shots on the screen, such as; on variety shows they show DANCERS from the waist up, shots of the audience, all this while the artist is performing. Another thing, those split second shots, flick flick flick the screen is sending my eyeballs spinning in my head. No time to take in what is happening there. Is someone trying to be too arty farty or what?
During a rugby match the camera dwells on the back of a player's head as he walks down the pitch, we see endless shots of the crowd, or the manager. All this and more while the match goes on.
Alright, this is new to me so I'm using it to have a bit of a moan, and there's lots more where this came from, but I'll leave it for now.
During a rugby match the camera dwells on the back of a player's head as he walks down the pitch, we see endless shots of the crowd, or the manager. All this and more while the match goes on.
Alright, this is new to me so I'm using it to have a bit of a moan, and there's lots more where this came from, but I'll leave it for now.
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